Special team to probe serial rapist’s crimes

Delhi Police on Tuesday formed a special team to probe an alleged serial rapist who confessed to sexually assaulting and killing at least 30 children.

“After his shocking revelations, we have formed a special team to probe the case further,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikramjit Singh said.

“The team along with local police will also investigate cases in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh,” he said.

Ravinder Kumar, an alleged serial rapist, on Tuesday confessed to sexually assaulting and killing at least 30 children in the past.

Kumar, a native of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, told investigators he targeted young girls in Delhi, the National Capital Region and Uttar Pradesh.

He was arrested in connection with the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Outer Delhi’s Begumpur area. The girl was reportedly missing from the morning of July 14 and an FIR was subsequently registered at Begumpur police station.